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[ocelot]

Every new thing that Bush&co. do makes the scenarios in Parable of the Talents and The Handmaid's Tale seem more plausible.

(Olivia - Parable of the Talents is the sequel to Parable of the Sower, which is the book boB was going off about in Oxford about walled communities (it's not really, but that's how he described it, so it's probably how you'd remember it if you haven't read it). Did you ever read it? It's interesting, if not exactly happy fun reading.)

I need to reread Parable, and will do so as soon as I finish my current book. Well, and once I get at least slightly caught up in English.

The essay got done (at 2 AM) and turned in (at 9 AM). It's awful, but even a high F is better than zero (this is my mantra these days when it comes to essays), and I suspect I'll get higher than a high F. The class is over next week. It will be wonderful to have my Saturdays back.

The AmeriCorp program at College of the Redwoods is apparently continuing - they're accepting applications for next semester starting in November. Not that I'm planning to go that soon, but it's nice to know they aren't ending it yet.

I'm really torn between hoping koyote gets a really good high paying job and hoping he doesn't so that I can do that.

koyote and I are currently ripping CDs for fun and profit. Well, fun anyways. In fact, the CD player just spit out a CD, knocking the chair to the side. It was kind of amusing. That was Xenophilia. Now it's Trans-Siberian Orchestra.

I'm eating rice pudding. It is tasty.

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Parables

[figgy-newton.livejournal.com]

I vaguely remember Bob's rants... If you felt like sending me the CD, that would be tres cool, I will email you my addy if you don't have it. I know what you mean about the job thing. Opportunity cost is the damdest thing...

Re: Parables

[therealocelot.livejournal.com]

The funny thing is that it's questionable which has the higher opportunity cost. If he gets a high paying job, I'll be free to go work as an aide in a classroom (since any money I earned would just be extra), which would probably actually be better experience and pay more.

But I really liked the Humboldt area, and it would give me an excuse to hang around in community college land for another year (not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing...)

I don't think you've sent me your current address.